Intro/Features/location
Plate Tectonics
Eatrhquakes
volcanoes
Minerals
100
what is Geology?
The study of the solid earth.
100
what is P - S waves?
p wave is the first wave or the primary wave. s wave is the second wave that follows the p wave.
100
what is magma???????????????????????????
molten rock found under the surface of the earth
100
what is the diffrence between organic an inorganic?
inorganic-is a nonliving, a must for all substances to be minerals. organic is a living or was living materal.
200
what is meteorology?
the study of the earths atmosphere.
200
what is a ocean trench?
deep feature that forms at a subduction zone.
200
what is aftershock?????
small earthquakes cause from the readjustment of plates after a major earthquake.
200
what is volcanism?
the movement of magma onto the surface of the earth.
200
what is silicate minerals??
mineralsa containing silicon an oxygen ( 80% of all Minerals)
300
what is oceanography?
the study of the earths oceans
300
what is oceanic crust?
thin, dense crust found on the ocean floor.
300
what is epicenter??
the point on the surface of the earth where directly above the focus.
300
what is (Aa)?
mafic lava which cools quickly and produces a jagged texture.
300
what is cleavege??
its a cut or scrathc in the rock.
400
what is the diffrence between scientific law and a theory
SCIENTIFIC LAW is a conclusion to a scintific inquiry witch CAN be proven. a THEORY CANNOT be proven.
400
what is pangea?
the proposed supercontinent 200 million years ago.
400
what is the focus??
the point under the surface of the earth where plates fault.
400
what is a crater?
a feature produced when the vent of a volcano is blow apart during eruption.
400
what is hardness?
the measure of the ability of a minearl to be scrached.
500
what is a variable
the aspect of an experiment wich changes.
500
what is continental crust
thick, light crust found on land.
500
what is elastic rebound theory
the straighting of plates under stress snap, the cause of the majority of sismic waves.
500
what is a caldera?
a feature produced when an emptied magma chamber causes a volcano to collapse.
500
what is mohs hardness scale??
1-10, softest- hardness
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